We have been to St Thomas several times and wanted to just shop this time so we stayed by the port and were back on the ship by 1pm. We did encounter some rude taxi drivers and store clerks. 


St. Thomas

We wanted to swim with the turtles but didn't want to pay the high tour fee so we took a public bus for $1 each way to Paynes Bay Beach and rented 2 chairs and an umbrella for $20. We swam out to the area with the turtles and also saw a turtles nest and the eggs and baby turtles on the beach. There were 2 police officers up and down the beach and kept most of the vendors away. There was a small bar and bathroom right there also. Great day. 


Barbados

We had booked a tour with James Tours ahead of time and when we got to the pier he was there waiting for us. There were to be 6 other people for the tour but they never showed up! We left at shortly after 9 am and stopped for coffee and also stopped to pick up James Dog Daisy ( he asked us first if we minded) James was very informative and we liked our tour for the most part. We went to areas he said the other tours don't take you, like this development on the northern most tip of the island. 
He showed us some celebrities homes and new construction built on the cliffs. 
At the beginning of the tour he asked us if we could skip the volcano part and we said sure thinking it was the stinky drive through part but it turns out it was also the Pitons part of the tour also, we never saw them! 
Over all it was a good tour 


St. Lucia

This was my favorite tour with Thenford Grey. We went to the Batik factory with small gardens and then to Brimstone Fort, we had a chance to stay at a beach also for a while but we chose to go back to the ship, we were leaving at 3 instead of 5 because of TS Maria. 
Thenford was very informative and gave a great tour! Loved the Fort and his driving skills around the tight turns was perfect!! 
The island is very laid back and slow moving and I would consider a trip back . 


St. Kitts (Port Zante)

The cabin was for handicap but I doubt some one in a wheelchair could move around much, They would not be able to get to the closet and shelves and up to the vanity without moving furniture around.

The T.V is also in an odd place and stuck out into the room. There is no way for both people to watch the T.V from each bed at the same time.

We chose this cruise because we loved Old San Juan and wanted to spend additional time in port, so we stayed one day before at Radisson Ambassador( Just OK, nothing special) and one day after at the Gallery Inn in Old San Juan.We were staying in Old San Juan for another day so there was no need to get off the ship right away and we could not check into our hotel until 3, so we decided to stay on the ship thinking we would just get off at the end.

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